Future students

Monday, April 16, 2018

Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute opens for business

by Brian Caldwell, Faculty of Engineering

A new institute, the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute, will focus on fostering campus-wide research into artificial intelligence (AI) and provide a portal for organizations to access the University of Waterloo’s extensive expertise in the rapidly growing field.

Minister Bains tours VIP lab prior launch of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Farm manure finds new life as a source of green energy

by Brian Caldwell, Faculty of Engineering

Curiosity on a summer drive through local farm country helped inspire an idea that could change the way homes are heated and industries are powered.

David Simakov working in his lab

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Calling all alumni to come home and ‘change the world’

by Brian Caldwell, Faculty of Engineering

Portrait of Ted Livingston
As he works to stake out turf at the centre of the digital mobile world, Kik founder Ted Livingston is appealing to other former Waterloo Engineering students to help develop the enormous potential of the local technology sector.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

FIRST Robotics sparks interest in Management Engineering

by Beth Cotter, Faculty of Engineering

Rebecca Rayner (left) with Robotics Team
For two Waterloo Engineering students, their experience with FIRST Robotics in high school was the catalyst to their enrolling in the Management Engineering program.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Studying Alzheimer’s at a molecular level to find a cure

by Nancy Harper, University Communications
ZOYA LEONENKO

Zoya Leonenko
Professor, Faculty of Science
> Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)

A lack of understanding of Alzheimer’s disease at the molecular level is one of the biggest obstacles to finding a cure, says a Waterloo researcher.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Hiding censored websites inside cat videos

by Rose Simone, University Communications
Cecylia Bokovich

Cecylia Bocovich (MMath ’14)
PhD Student, Faculty of Mathematics
> David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
> Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research

The information age is making the world much smaller for most of us.

Friday, March 9, 2018

How close are we to technology that can read your mind?

by Nancy Harper, University Communications
mei lin

Mei Lin Chen
MASc Candidate, Faculty of Engineering
> Member, Bionics Lab, Department of Systems Design Engineering
> Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology

A Waterloo research team is developing technology that will one day predict what you want to do – before you do it – by reading your brain signals without invasive surgery.

Friday, March 9, 2018

How a circuit board printer is accelerating innovation

by Rose Simone, University Communications
Katarina Ilic

Katarina Ilic (BASc ’13)
Alumnus, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science
> Co-Founder, Voltera Inc.

Our digital future is becoming faster, cheaper and easier to manufacture.